Legalities of restoring a car

In most areas there are no restrictions to restoration of an old car. The VIN is the VIN, whether it has a transplanted motor in it or not, motors get changed all the time!! The odometer reading of an old car is totally subjective unless the car has been completely documented for some extraineous reason ie... rarity, unusual circumstances. The DMV doesn't really care what the mileage is, but if you can prove that it is the mileage stated, that boosts your papertrail. As long as the car is clear, legal, insured, and is up to date on all of the safety requirements of the area it is being registered, there are no legalities to follow, at least not here in Michigan!!! I had 3 different speedometers to choose from when rediong my dash, I simply picked the best example of the 3 and put it in. I don't care about the original mileage of the car, even though it may have been correct when I got it, because I've completely rebuilt everything, and nothing is left of that original mileage. Maybe I should have set the odo back to zero!!!LOL!!! Find it, buy it and restore it your way.!!! Geof